THE SECRETARY OF STATE hereby gives notice that he proposes to make an Order under Section 247 of the above Act to authorise the stopping up of a northern part width, comprising highway verge, of the A197 Rotary Parkway, lying to the east of Richard Hardie Ltd and to the south of Lintonville Parkway at Ashington, in the District of Wansbeck.

IF THE ORDER IS MADE, the stopping up will be authorised only in order to enable the development described in the Schedule to this notice to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission granted to Richard Hardie Limited by Wansbeck District Council on 7 May 2008 under reference 08/00111/COU.

COPIES OF THE DRAFT ORDER AND RELEVANT PLAN MAY BE INSPECTED at all reasonable hours during 28 days commencing on 27 May 2010 at Wansbeck District Council, Town Hall, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 8RX and may be obtained free of charge from the Secretary of State at the offices of the Department for Transport (quoting reference NATTRAN/NE/S247/85) at the address stated below.

ANY PERSON MAY OBJECT to the making of the proposed order within the period of 28 days commencing on 27 May 2010 by notice to the Secretary of State, quoting the above reference, addressed to the National Transport Casework Team, Government Office for the North East, Citygate, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4WH.

In preparing an objection it should be borne in mind that the substance of it may be imparted to other persons who may be affected by it and that those persons may wish to communicate with the objector about it.

Sandra Zamenzadeh

On behalf of the Department for Transport

The Schedule

Planning permission is granted for change of use from highway verge to dealership land at land to east of Car Dealership, Lintonville Parkway, Ashington, Northumberland.